Decision Workspace
generic vs apache-avro-derive vs serde_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
generic
growingv0.0.2
Higher level serialization of rust values to rust values
58
apache-avro-derive
growingv0.21.0
A library for deriving Avro schemata from Rust structs and enums
73
serde_derive
growingv1.0.228
Macros 1.1 implementation of #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
Core Metrics
| generic | apache-avro-derive | serde_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 58 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 1.3M | 960.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 84.0K | 72.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 95.4K |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 270 |
| Last Updated | 2430d ago | 193d ago | 240d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 3y 9m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
generic
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
apache-avro-derive
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
serde_derive
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| generic | apache-avro-derive | serde_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.21.0 | 1.0.228 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 22KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.61 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serde_derive leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_derive is depended on by 95.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ generic has not been updated in over a year.
- •generic, apache-avro-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.